The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-14
DIR. EDWARD NrGLYNN.
The Pastorate of ST. Stephen's-Georgei
Land Theories and the Labor Party.

DIR. EDWARD MGLYNN.
The Pastorate of ST. Stephen's-Georges
Land Theories and the Labor Party.
Interview in Cincinnati Enquirer.
"You come direct from New York, do you.
Doctor2"
.No; stopped over at gainesville yesterday,
where had the inestimabe pleasure OF spend
ing five hours with Henry George. who is out on
lecture tour and had previously arranged 10
meet me at that place."
Doctor, how long have you and Mr. George
been such frendsl'
For four or five years These social prob
lens had long been botherng me. and in course
OF my reading and researches l came across Mr
Georges Progress and Poverty / at once fell
in love with the book and the author"
How affairs at your old passionate,
St Stephens. in New York;"
There's new pastor in charge. and religious
services are being neld as usual. but the congre-
cation, or at least great part thereof, hold
inc weekly meetings in my behalf, and many OF
them jisaffected to the extent that they
worship in other Catholic churches, while others,
who attend St. Stephens, refuse to contribute
anything toward its support"
How long were you pastor. there. Doctor
.'Twenty-one years. and my heart loves that
old church. and its dear, good people
do you ever expect to preside over it again."
Never and the tears came into the eyes Of
the silenced priest. Archbishop Corrigan has
plainly said that If reinstated to the priest
hood will be assigned to some other charge"
You allowed to perform prestly
functions now2. None at all. / cannot say
mass, administer the sacraments. hear confes-
sions, or preach the word of God. ! cannot.
however, ever be anything but Catholic and a
Catholic priest"
What, Doctor is the condition stipulated by
the ecclesiastical authorities for your reinstate
| ment in your priestly offces2"
The condition which Archbishop Corrigan
| has stipulated is that retract my advocacy Of
! the George doctrine of the land question: which
|
| precepts of the Catholic Church. which claim
| l take issue with him. He bases his position
/ letter written by Pope Leo Kill 1t is false
/ basis. That letter does condemn communism
| and anarchy, but there is nothing communistic
| or anarchistic about the land doctrine as promul-
| gated by Henry George and my humble SELF
''Is the George land theory making progress7"
ut is; it WILL it must If the labor party of
| the United States holds a national convention
| in 1888 that theory will be one of the essential
| planks in the national platform. The two things
| above and beyond all others, for which the
party is striving. and will continue to strive
| til success crowns its efforts, TO make the
| land bear the tax burden and TO place the owner
| ship and control of the means of transportation
| and communication-the railroads and the teie-
| sraphs-in the hands of the government"
DO you think. Doctor, that there is a future
| for the new party!'
/ Il do, indeed. 1t has a purpose and princi-
| pie 1t is composed of sincere and earnest raeE,
] who hold a great principle above the ieshpots of
/ office; men who disguised with the two old
| parties, which now have no issue TO merit dis
| ,inction between them and have degenerated
/ into two vast hungry hordes OF spoIls seekers"
do you anticipate national labor ticket IN
1882
II expect that such a ticket will be in the
field"
ssWill it be headed by Henry Georcep
1T couldn't be headed by better man.
/ Henry George is not only genius, but hui
manitaran, man Of the most bounGless love
1 of his fellow-man and thoroughly forcetful of
10 NOT ofir
| seeker He only accepted the mayoralty nom
nation in New York with the greatest reluct
ance, after the most urgent solicitation, with no
thought Of personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. prompted
| by no motive save desire to advertise the
| cause"
What will be the attitude of the new party
on the tariff question:"
well while free trede is not Of the fun
| damental principles of the organization, the
natural sequence is in that direction. The abol-
ishment of taxes on everything cave land means
the abolition of custom houses, and the aDoi-
ton of customhouses absolute free
trade"
lis the party in New York maintaining its
organization.
ut most assuredly is. committee composed
of James Redpath, j. j. McMackin and myself.
with rooms in the Cooper Institute. applies it's
elf almost unnterruptedly to the work of dis
seminating literature, advancing the cause
among the people and spreading the light through
the State. There is even now movement on
foot to cali State convention of delegates from
all the land and labor clubs of the State some
time during the summer to perfect the organi-
zation and increase the interest and enthusiasm
| in the cause"
''Wnat did the party in New York think of the
great vote polled by the Labor party in this city
at the recent municipal election
lit gave US in New York great encouragement.
We were however, somewhat disappointed that
| your local convention did not adopt the land
plank, written by Henry George. and adopted
| by the Clarendon Hall convention, and now CON-
monty known as the Clarendon Hall platform. A
| great many people dsapprove Of land clubs and
labor clubs engaging in politics. They say that
their mission should be simply to educate the
masses What nonsense! There but tw Q
ways of accomplishing any reform-one is by
legislation, the other by revolution. Lecisla
ton is the lawful and righteous means Now.
| how can reform be accomplished by legislation,
unless the reformers engage in politics? To
simply educate the masses as to the reforms that
are necessary and but permit them to battle for
the accomplishment of these reforms at the bal
lot box reminds OF that certain King OF
France who had army of 10, 900 men and frs,
marched them up the hill and then marched
them down again. By the way presume there
will be Catholic priests in my audience to
night Several of the Catholic clergy of New
| York and Brookly attended my recent lecture al
the Academy of Music in New York Arch
bishop Corrigan censured them all for so doing
| Father Malone, of the oldest and mos
highly respected priests Of Brooklyn, who wa.
| present and occupied proscentum box. is very
action. But Mr.. Enquirer" said the Doctor. q,
he glanced at his open-face gold watch 'You1
have to excuse me now. Here it is nearly
o'clock, and have to shave and eat my supper
before lecture time"